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I'm Kate. My poems and stories have been published in magazines and anthologies, including Storyglossia, Erbacce, Seventh Quarry, Ravenglass and Momaya Press and My novel 'The Strange Heart of Oona Scollay' is represented by Jenny Brown Associates. This tumblr is about paper, ink, making prints and artists' books, which I do at Hot Bed Press in Salford. My website is - www.katehorsley.co.uk

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Mar
23rd
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idonthaveorgans:

“Snake Tongues”
first linocut for a while! no idea whats going on here!

idonthaveorgans:

“Snake Tongues”

first linocut for a while! no idea whats going on here!

Feb
17th
Fri
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idonthaveorgans:

“King Ostrava” on Sommerset Velvet.
it’s never good when he’s pointing at you like that

idonthaveorgans:

“King Ostrava” on Sommerset Velvet.

it’s never good when he’s pointing at you like that

Nov
24th
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Pig on lino.

Pig on lino.

Nov
9th
Wed
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Crows I printed in mezzotint at Hot Bed Press. I was happy that the copper plate came pre-rocked, since you need arms like a blacksmith to do it properly! I did the burnishing with one of theseidonthaveorgans did some awesome prints of a skull and scary trees.

Nov
8th
Tue
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Owl printed on lino.

Owl printed on lino.

Oct
30th
Sun
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idonthaveorgans:

My sister http://katehorsley.tumblr.com/ carved this pumpkin based on one of my minotaur drawings :3 it is awesome.

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idonthaveorgans:

he wants you to live in his enormous belly :)

idonthaveorgans:

he wants you to live in his enormous belly :)

Sep
29th
Thu
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This is my crocodile in progress. In the fullness of time, his tummy will be filled with a screenprinted pop-up.

This is my crocodile in progress. In the fullness of time, his tummy will be filled with a screenprinted pop-up.

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Today I got this awesome postcard from my brother idonthaveorgans.  He’s working hard printmaking and studio-managing at Hot Bed Press, but found time to write me this epistle about the internal composition of minotaurs.

Today I got this awesome postcard from my brother idonthaveorgans.  He’s working hard printmaking and studio-managing at Hot Bed Press, but found time to write me this epistle about the internal composition of minotaurs.

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Inside the ‘Bestiary’ book.